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  1. Harmful beauty – Temporal profile of urinary phthalate metabolites in tattooed volunteers from Slovakia

    Article • Toxicology Letters, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  2. Exploring the Association Between Sleep Patterns, Pubertal Health, and Phthalate Exposure—Preliminary Results from Slovakia

    Article • Toxics, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  3. Obsession with Perfection – Risk of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Bigorexia and Orthorexia in High School Students from Kysuce Region, Slovakia

    Article • Studia Scientifica Facultatis Paedagogicae Universitas Catholica Ružomberok, January 2025, Catholic University in Ruzomberok

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  4. Factors affecting the polychlorinated biphenyl signatures in serum of adults living in a highly polluted area in eastern Slovakia

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2024, Frontiers

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  5. From Strikers to Keepers: Somatotype of Football Players from Slovakia

    Article • Sports, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  6. Associations between Urinary Phthalate Metabolites with BDNF and Behavioral Function among European Children from Five HBM4EU Aligned Studies

    Article • Toxics, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  7. Endocrine effect of phthalate metabolites and a butterfly effect of prenatal exposure to androgens on qualitative aspects of female sexual response- an initial survey

    Article • International Journal of Impotence Research, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  8. Exposure to Phthalates in European Children, Adolescents and Adults since 2005: A Harmonized Approach Based on Existing HBM Data in the HBM4EU Initiative

    Article • Toxics, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  9. From science to policy: How European HBM indicators help to answer policy questions related to phthalates and DINCH exposure

    Article • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  10. Effect of DEHP exposure in Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Article • Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  11. The Joint Effect of Perceived Psychosocial Stress and Phthalate Exposure on Hormonal Concentrations during the Early Stage of Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Children, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  12. Concurrent Assessment of Phthalates/HEXAMOLL® DINCH Exposure and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Performance in Three European Cohorts of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies

    Article • Toxics, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  13. Risk of Abdominal Obesity Associated with Phthalate Exposure of Nurses

    Article • Toxics, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  14. Urinary Phthalate Biomarkers during Pregnancy, and Maternal Endocrine Parameters in Association with Anthropometric Parameters of Newborns

    Article • Children, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  15. EFFECT OF DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE (DEHP) EXPOSURE ON MICROARCHITECTURE OF FEMORAL BONE IN MALE LABORATORY MOUSE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food Sciences, February 2022, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  16. Effect of prenatal phthalate exposure on the association of maternal hormone levels during early pregnancy and reproductive markers in infants at the age of 3 months

    Article • Reproductive Toxicology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  17. Challenges to Evidence Synthesis and Identification of Data Gaps in Human Biomonitoring

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  18. Effects and mechanisms of phthalates’ action on neurological processes and neural health: a literature review

    Article • Pharmacological Reports, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  19. Secular Trends of Adult Population and Their Impacts in Industrial Design and Ergonomics

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  20. Effects and Mechanisms of Phthalates’ Action on Reproductive Processes and Reproductive Health: A Literature Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  21. Occupational Hazards and Risks Associated with Phthalates among Slovakian Firefighters

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  22. Phthalates Exposure and Occupational Symptoms among Slovakian Hairdressing Apprentices

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  23. Association between Consumer Practices and Phthalate Exposure in Children and their Parents from Slovakia

    Article • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, January 2019, HARD Publishing Company

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  24. Exposure of children to phthalates and the impact of consumer practices in Slovakia

    Article • Reviews on Environmental Health, March 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  25. Occupational phthalate exposure and health outcomes among hairdressing apprentices

    Article • Human & Experimental Toxicology, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  26. Occupational exposure to phthalates in relation to gender, consumer practices and body composition

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  27. Marijuana

    Article • Journal of Drug Education Substance Use Research and Prevention, June 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  28. Relationship between variation of seasonal temperature and extent of occupational exposure to phthalates

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  29. The human biomonitoring of occupational exposure to phthalates

    Article • Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, August 2014, Richtmann Publishing

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  30. Phthalate Exposure and Health-Related Outcomes in Specific Types of Work Environment

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2014, MDPI AG

    Viera Petlušová, Dr. Branislav Kolena

  31. Use of Selected Prediction Equations (CG, MDRD4, CKD-EPI) in Improving Glomerular Filtration Rate Assessment in Clinical Practice in Slovakia

    Article • Central European Journal of Public Health, March 2014, National Institute of Public Health

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  32. Biomonitoring of Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) Exposure in Human

    Article • Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, October 2013, Richtmann Publishing

    Dr. Branislav Kolena

  33. Sex determination of early medieval individuals through nested PCR using a new primer set in the SRY gene

    Article • Forensic Science International, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Branislav Kolena